The world’s best whisky is Japanese?

What connoisseurs knew for years now has a formal sanction—Japan’s whiskey is the finest whisky in the world. The 2015 edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible has pegged the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 at the top of its list. Murray described the Japanese malt as “near indescribable genius” with “a nose of exquisite boldness”.

Murray didn’t find a single Scotch worthy of a place in the top 5, provoking an intense debate among whisky-lovers.

This year’s winning whisky comes from the 91-year-old Yamazaki Distillery, Japan’s oldest. There are only 18,000 bottles available, so you may want to hunt one down soon. It is available in premium liquor stores and select duty-free outlets around the world.